Rio Hondo College
FLEX DAY

August 14, 2003



Another repository to check out - CAREO - Campus Alberta Repository of Learning Objects
http://careo.ucalgary.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Repository.woa?theme=careo

Information on accessibility - how to make those powerpoints accessible - can be found at www.txreviews.com/merlot/index.html. The key here is to change the powerpoint into a JPG file. Hidden to the observer is the slide information for a reader to read. This can be viewed be looking at the code for the accessible version. Note that Suzanne has some workshops scheduled on making your powerpoints accessible.
An example of an accessible version can be seen at www.txreviews.com/merlot/template.html


Lots of general links related to online education can be found here - including some simulations that would be of interest to nursing faculty.

Chemistry folks - this one is for you.

USA Online Learning Laboratory (University of South Alabama) Lots of general links here.

Something to consider - developing a "Webquest" - go here http://webquest.sdsu.edu/ for more information

Are you more advanced? Creating things that you would like to have evaluated for usability? Head to .

IDEA Online is a service provided by the Interface Design Evaluation & Assessment (IDEA) Group. This group was established through the generous support of a TIGERS Grant from the Community of Academic Technology Staff (CATS).  CATS is sponsored by the CSU Center for Distributed Learning, which supports teachers and learners through the development and dissemination of tools, best practices, and strategies which effectively employ the World Wide Web and related technologies. The CSU Center for Distributed Learning is part of the California State University.

August 9, 2005 - MSJC Presentation